Ohio § 4725.28

§ 4725.28.

(A) As used in this section, “ supplier ” means any person who prepares or sells optical accessories or other vision correcting

items, devices, or procedures. (B) A licensed optometrist, on completion of a vision examination and diagnosis, shall

give each patient for whom the optometrist prescribes any vision correcting item,

device, or procedure, one copy of the prescription, without additional charge to the

patient.  The prescription shall include the following: (1) The date of its issuance; (2) Sufficient information to enable the patient to obtain from the supplier of the patient's

choice, the optical accessory or other vision correcting item, device, or procedure

that has been prescribed; (3) In the case of contact lenses, all information specified as part of a contact lens

prescription, as defined in the “Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act,” 117 Stat.

2024 (2003), 15 U.S.C. 7610 . (C) Any supplier who fills a prescription for contact lenses furnished by an optometrist

shall furnish the patient with written recommendations to return to the prescribing

optometrist for evaluation of the contact lens fitting. (D) Any supplier, including an optometrist who is a supplier, may advertise to inform

the general public of the price that the supplier charges for any vision correcting

item, device, or procedure.  Any such advertisement shall specify the following: (1) Whether the advertised item includes an eye examination; (2) In the case of lenses, whether the price applies to single-vision or multifocal lenses; (3) In the case of contact lenses, whether the price applies to rigid or soft lenses

and whether there is an additional charge related to the fitting and determination

of the type of contact lenses to be worn that is not included in the price of the

eye examination. (E) The state vision professionals board shall not adopt any rule that restricts the

right to advertise as permitted by division (D) of this section. (F) Any municipal corporation code, ordinance, or regulation or any township resolution

that conflicts with a supplier's right to advertise as permitted by division (D) of

this section is superseded by division (D) of this section and is invalid.  A municipal corporation code, ordinance, or regulation or a township resolution

conflicts with division (D) of this section if it restricts a supplier's right to

advertise as permitted by division (D) of this section.